So I started out making a card for my boyfreind's birthday and I ended up making a matchbook shrine instead. (Don't worry - I got him real gifts too!!) I was going to put a picture of him but he is super wierd about pictures, so I knew it would end up in a drawer if I did. So, I made him a shrine of me!! He only has one pic of me and it's super old. Hopefully this will get a choice spot on his desk so he can think about me longingly when he gazes at it!

For some reason the scanner pooped out all my colors - in real life they are a lot more vibrant & loud!!

I kind of want to put some kind of romantic message on the back but I can't think what yet. Hopefully I'll figure it out soon.. his birthday is tomorrow! Suggestions welcome!!!

Well, his birthday was yesterday & I never did think of anything to write on there so I gave it to him as-is. I tucked it in a box with some cute boxers I gave him. I'd gotten him a variety of nice gifts, and didn't consider that thing a gift - it was more just a goofball thing I made for the fun of it.

Later in the evening I asked him what his favorite gift was and geuess what he said?!! The matchbox thing!! How sweet is that?!!

I painted the "drawer" part of the matchbox one color, and then I cut up the lid to make the flappy bits (using scalloped scissors on the sides) and painted those in contrasting colors. Then I just started gluing stuff - glitter, a star rhinestone, my pic, pretty scraps & pix I tore form various places, a gold pipecleaner, etc..